If you live in Ohio, the chances are that you have heard about the despicable ash bore which is an insect (not native to the US) eats and kills ash trees - which makes up over 20% of Ohio's trees.
The above picture is our sad, dead, super tall ash tree, with all of it's limbs chopped off.
We knew about two summers ago that the ash tree was dying - in fact, all the ash trees in central Ohio had been infected by this emerald colored beetle thing. It's estimated that it can 'travel' a 1/2 mile or more a season to infect more trees.
About two months ago, when our neighbor's tree fell in a storm, a tree service company came to give them a quote to take care of it. I went out and tried to do a bit of bargaining, three of us in a row all needed trees cut down, and I wondered if they'd give us all a discount if we do it all on the same day. $50 off was the reply.
Lame.
So I passed on the quote of $850. When the crew comes, the Bright's and the Miller's had both signed up for the tree removal. Right as the crew finishes with the Bright's, I hear a knock on the door and it's the tree service company. They want to know why I wouldn't take the offer and I let them know I had received an offer the previous summer for $600. The deal was set, $650 and they would take it down that day. Done!
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